Special Weather Statements in Virginia
27,811 special weather statements since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 27,811
- Busiest year
- 20122,338 special weather statements
- Average year
- 1,464over 19 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Halifax County856
- City of Virginia Beach812
- Franklin County757
- Pittsylvania County757
- Mecklenburg County749
- City of Chesapeake744
- Bedford County731
- Patrick County728
- City of Franklin708
- Tazewell County705
- Sussex County705
- Southampton County694
- City of Portsmouth693
- Prince George County689
- City of Martinsville688
- Charlotte County683
- City of Suffolk681
- City of Petersburg676
- City of Danville671
- Henrico County669
- Smyth County666
- Isle of Wight County665
- City of Norfolk663
- City of Richmond657
- City of Hopewell654
- Carroll County650
- Dinwiddie County648
- Greensville County639
- City of Colonial Heights639
- City of Emporia631
- Montgomery County630
- Charles City County627
- Henry County626
- City of Roanoke626
- Surry County625
- Buckingham County622
- City of Newport News621
- Hanover County617
- Brunswick County616
- Chesterfield County615
93 more counties
- New Kent County610
- Appomattox County608
- Lunenburg County608
- Botetourt County604
- Pulaski County604
- Floyd County603
- Wythe County602
- Campbell County601
- Louisa County592
- Bland County584
- James City County575
- City of Lynchburg570
- Grayson County566
- Prince Edward County565
- Caroline County564
- Alleghany County559
- Giles County558
- City of Williamsburg558
- Amherst County557
- Craig County557
- City of Hampton557
- Goochland County556
- Nottoway County552
- King William County551
- City of Galax549
- City of Salem544
- Amelia County542
- Gloucester County539
- Fluvanna County534
- King and Queen County534
- Bath County533
- City of Buena Vista532
- City of Radford532
- Rockbridge County529
- City of Covington526
- Powhatan County515
- Essex County512
- Middlesex County510
- Richmond County496
- City of Poquoson491
- Westmoreland County489
- Roanoke County480
- York County476
- Cumberland County468
- City of Lexington461
- Northumberland County447
- Accomack County425
- Lancaster County415
- Buchanan County395
- Northampton County389
- Mathews County383
- Dickenson County323
- Washington County246
- Russell County229
- City of Bristol206
- Scott County202
- City of Norton190
- Wise County187
- Lee County158
- Nelson County140
- Loudoun County133
- Prince William County131
- City of Fairfax126
- Fairfax County125
- Culpeper County123
- City of Manassas123
- Albemarle County119
- City of Manassas Park119
- City of Charlottesville118
- Frederick County117
- Orange County116
- King George County115
- Clarke County113
- City of Winchester113
- Shenandoah County110
- City of Falls Church110
- Fauquier County109
- City of Alexandria109
- Arlington County108
- City of Waynesboro102
- Greene County100
- Madison County98
- Page County97
- Spotsylvania County97
- Warren County93
- Highland County90
- Rappahannock County86
- Stafford County86
- Augusta County76
- City of Fredericksburg75
- City of Harrisonburg72
- Rockingham County69
- City of Staunton67
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 12:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski, City of Radford | 33 min |
| Sep 22, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Giles | 28 min |
| Sep 22, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 43 min |
| Sep 21, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Smyth | 43 min |
| Sep 21, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 91 min |
| Sep 21, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 23 min |
| Sep 21, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Giles | 31 min |
| Sep 21, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Bristol | 51 min |
| Sep 21, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 29 min |
| Sep 21, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 39 min |
| Sep 21, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Norton | 51 min |
| Sep 21, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise | 42 min |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.